Posted By mark26 Hi everyone I was wondering if anybody has any gory pictures of real life accidents, or know were I can get a hold of them. I am working in Qatar on a large construction project that has many different nationalities. The pictures will be used for tool box talks and STARRT meetings. It is sometimes difficult to get your point across and I believe this will help me achieve this. Could you email me or leave details of were I can find these pictures.

Posted By A Campbell I would caution some of this type of use showing trauma..... warning prior to showing may be a good idea and will give individual choice... in this day of political correctness there may well be some discussion as to employers forcing people to see such media?

Posted By Toe Check out this person whom lost three fingers in a pizza making machine. Good message I think.

Posted By SNS There are some industry training DVDs around with such images, Safety Media are one company who are able to supply them - Google will give you alternatives.. I have no relationship with the firm other than as a paying customer. Regards, S

Posted By Johnmully This site shows the consequences and treatment of high pressure injection injuries: http://emedicine.medscap...om/article/1241999-media

Posted By mark26 Thanks all for the response.

Posted By Peter John Orridge I Have 100s of construction and health & Safety pictures taken while visiting sites. As I'm Retired I will happily pass thes and any other training material on. Email me with details of what you need or ring my mobile 07710 438602 Peter

Posted By David Passmore A Campbell is correct. Depending on the method you intend to adopt to distribute or display gory images, it is advisable to pre - warn your audience or intended recipients. I had a manager complain to me in a H&S meeting relating to an image I produced which highlighted how 'incompatible' a fork truck was to the human foot. I was having difficulty in convincing management that they were not immune from injuries within working areas of the site when wearing unsuitable footwear - even for brief periods. The manager in question - built like the proverbial - was apparently very very squeamish and took exception to the images. The positive side of this however, that I did get the point over very well - but be careful! DP

Posted By Dave Chapman Mark I worked in Qatar for many years & know the issues with the multinational workforce well. I also have a collection of photos. contact me offline at davychapman@mail2world.com & I will forward them.

Posted By John Fraser A Campbell How long was the Remember Charlie Broad casted. I seem to remember seeing something similar a long time ago and it was scary then. John

Posted By Pete48 Such approaches are only any use if you really feel that your audience doesn't already know the potential outcomes of their behaviour. Otherwise there is no surprise and little effect for the risk of traumatising people. They may have limited benefit for health related risks where people may not really understand what dermatitis looks and feels like. You can use pictures of positive life style stuff, sports, family picnic, a kids 18th birthday, meeting your first grandchild, seeing a daughter getting married, active holidays, a pilgrimage etc to paint a picture of what can be easily be lost or become very difficult to achieve. Then have a simple message that says we don't want you to lose any of those opportunities. Have some back up examples of people who have lost those opportunities from accidents that can happen on your patch. A much, much stronger hook in any culture around the world. How many of us have watched the tv ads for drink driving? Gory enough for you? Longer term impact on the target audience? Relevance to those who don't drink?

Posted By A Campbell John, It was some time ago but always sticks in my mind... http://www.charliemorecr...opping/shopexd.asp?id=63 Other types of training I do is taping up welders gloves and asking people to open a can of drink (not easy!), also creating temporary blindness to let people see how they could cope. These things tend to be a practical element rather than showing pictures.... almost as boring as CSI post mortem style shows!